On the radio
For those willing to stay up a bit late, I will be appearing on Coast to Coast tonight from midnight to 2 am (Pacific), talking about my book, The Universe in a Mirror, and history of the Hubble Space Telescope as it celebrates its 25th anniversary in orbit.
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For those willing to stay up a bit late, I will be appearing on Coast to Coast tonight from midnight to 2 am (Pacific), talking about my book, The Universe in a Mirror, and history of the Hubble Space Telescope as it celebrates its 25th anniversary in orbit.
Readers!
Please consider supporting my work here at Behind the Black. Your support allows me the freedom and ability to analyze objectively the ongoing renaissance in space, as well as the cultural changes -- for good or ill -- that are happening across America. Fourteen years ago I wrote that SLS and Orion were a bad ideas, a waste of money, would be years behind schedule, and better replaced by commercial private enterprise. Only now does it appear that Washington might finally recognize this reality.
In 2020 when the world panicked over COVID I wrote that the panic was unnecessary, that the virus was apparently simply a variation of the flu, that masks were not simply pointless but if worn incorrectly were a health threat, that the lockdowns were a disaster and did nothing to stop the spread of COVID. Only in the past year have some of our so-called experts in the health field have begun to recognize these facts.
Your help allows me to do this kind of intelligent analysis. I take no advertising or sponsors, so my reporting isn't influenced by donations by established space or drug companies. Instead, I rely entirely on donations and subscriptions from my readers, which gives me the freedom to write what I think, unencumbered by outside influences.
You can support me either by giving a one-time contribution or a regular subscription. There are four ways of doing so:
1. Zelle: This is the only internet method that charges no fees. All you have to do is use the Zelle link at your internet bank and give my name and email address (zimmerman at nasw dot org). What you donate is what I get.
2. Patreon: Go to my website there and pick one of five monthly subscription amounts, or by making a one-time donation.
3. A Paypal Donation or subscription:
4. Donate by check, payable to Robert Zimmerman and mailed to
Behind The Black
c/o Robert Zimmerman
P.O.Box 1262
Cortaro, AZ 85652
You can also support me by buying one of my books, as noted in the boxes interspersed throughout the webpage or shown in the menu above.
Always nice to hear you on Coast Robert, I will tune in for sure.
Robert, listening to your interview now. Your talk on philosophy vs science was excellent. Thank you so much. Also very interesting to learn about the Hubble and Webb telescopes.
You assume that all reality is PHYSICAL reality. However Information and Meaning (e.g., the Meaning of Life) are NOT Physical realities; they are NON-Physical realities because they have NO Physical properties (mass, polarity, etc).
Information can be coded into Physical realities like the English language (e.g., two = 2, yes, no, etc), but an Intelligent Agent has to de-code the Information.
I do not assume at all that “all reality is physical.” You are putting words in my mouth. I was very clear on C2C tonight that when I am talking about science, I am not talking about philosophy. They are different things. What I believe philosophically I touched upon later in the show, after you posted this comment.
I should emphasize that I only touched upon it.
Rats, I missed it. I usually listen to the two idiots on redeye radio, but occasionally I tune in to the UFO channel during commercial breaks and give good old gullible George a moment because once in a while he will have a REAL scientist on (sometimes even a blind squirrel can find a nut).
You are always one of the best guests on the John Batchelor show and I always look forward to when you are on.
I only caught the final hour, just flipping through, because as has been said, once in a while C2C has a rational guest. It was an enjoyable and thought provoking interview.
And thank you Robert for the explanation of the name of the site, behindtheblack. If there is an explication of the name buried here, Ive never come across it. The philosophy ot embodies truly resonated.
Click on the link dubbed only “Behind the Black.” I intentionally left the location of that essay a little obscure, almost like an Easter Egg, so that people would have to search to find it.